The 2018/19 academic school year is now underway in Nord Anglia Education (NAE) schools around the world, but there is still plenty of cause to celebrate the incredible academic results achieved in the 2017/18 school year. We are proud of the marked improvement recorded across several of our offered curricula, with some definite standouts. Here are some of the many highlights from the past year’s great academic results.
An astounding 50 per cent of our students attained grades A*, A (or equivalent) in the I/GCSEs, two and half times the 2018 UK average of 20.5 per cent
Congratulations are in order for the Code Club at the British International School Budapest in Hungary, whose code was run on board the International Space Station on Thursday, 1 February 2018! As part of the club’s weekly meetings, Team BISB spent many of those weeks learning Python code during their lunchbreaks. The school’s Head of Computing Doug Semple tells us how it happened.
We are delighted to announce that applications are open for Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard, which has expanded into three bespoke, immersive performing arts programmes taking place in Geneva, Shanghai and Florida.
Learning dance can be a transformative experience in a child’s education. Rachel White-hunt, Director of Performing Arts at the British International School of Washington talks about how students and teachers are responding to The Juilliard School’s embedded dance curriculum, and why it’s important students experience dance, music and drama together.
The Student Wellbeing Committee at the British International School in Ho Chi Minh City chose to focus on establishing good sleep habits as part of an ongoing #WeeklyWellbeing campaign. During a week in October last year, thoughts and lessons were shared with students on the importance of establishing a sleep routine and tips on how parents can encourage their children to invest in rest.
Students from Nord Anglia Education schools around The Americas have landed in sunny Florida at Windermere Preparatory School to launch a week of sports, friendship and school spirit. Learn how students are going for the gold in a week of sports competitions.
Nord Anglia Education students are celebrating World Children's Day and raising awareness of the rights of the child and the Global Goals. Find out how students are taking part in a global chain reaction to debate the issues that impact our planet.
Students in Nord Anglia Education schools around the world have risen to the challenge to find innovative solutions to combat world hunger. As part of a yearlong project to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals, students have started implementing plans to counter the rise of world hunger.
Nord Anglia International School Dublin is now accepting applications for the 2018/19 academic year. Opening September 2018, the school's worldclass facilities will offer a personalised, international education so that your child can develop academically, socially and personally.
Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard commenced early this month at Collège du Léman in Switzerland. Camilla Woodhouse experienced the Festival Choir lesson to understand how the power of performing arts, especially music, can unite everyone.
Nord Anglia Education is proud to announce its highest IB Diploma pass rate to date. We believe that there is no limit to what our students can achieve and through our fantastic teachers and personalised learning, students outperformed the global IB Diplomas average and pass rate.
Nord Anglia students are preparing to travel to New York next week to present their work on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals during a special side meeting at the United Nation’s High-Level Political Forum.
In June, Nord Anglia Education students attended a side event at the United Nations Oceans Conference to discuss the role of youth in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Students ages 10-24 focused on Goal #14 on the sustainable use of the ocean and marine resources.